Find the Exact Value tan(65)
Problem
Solution
Identify the angle as a sum of two special angles. We can write
65 as45+20 or35+30 but since65 is not a standard multiple of15 or22.5 the exact value is typically expressed using the tangent addition formula or radical forms involving roots of polynomials.Apply the tangent addition formula
tan(A+B)=(tan(A)+tan(B))/(1−tan(A)*tan(B)) if the components are known.Recognize that
65 is the complement of25 sotan(65)=cot(25) Determine the exact radical form. The value
tan(65) does not have a simple expression using only square roots (liketan(75)=2+√(,3) . It involves roots of higher-degree polynomials or complex trigonometric constants.State the value in its simplest exact trigonometric form or its known radical approximation if applicable. For most contexts, the exact value is simply
tan(65) orcot(25)
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